shut-eye

英 [ˈʃʌt aɪ]

美 [ˈʃʌt aɪ]

n.  睡眠

牛津词典

noun

• 睡眠
  sleep

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 合眼;睡觉
  Shut-eyeis sleep.
  1. Go home and get some shut-eye.
     回家睡一会儿。

双语例句

• But these days there is another cause that makes her almost as evangelical: sleep. In particular, Huffington thinks that shut-eye is now a crucial feminist issue, because many women are so exhausted they cannot function properly.
  近期她的另一项活动几乎可以用福音来形容&允许员工在办公室小憩。赫芬顿认为，睡眠现已成为一个至关重要的女性问题，因为许多女性过于疲劳以致于无法正常工作。
• Rather than being tired, bad-tempered under-achievers, they are an energetic, outgoing and optimistic group who can happily and healthily get by on just four or five hours of shut-eye a night.
  虽然睡眠时间短，但他们精力充沛、外向活泼、乐观向上，而不是疲惫而且脾气坏的后进生。他们每晚只睡四到五个小时，却过得快乐健康。
• A shortage of shut-eye can leave you feeling tired, cranky, hungry, and irritable.
  缺乏睡眠会感到疲倦、暴躁、易饿、易怒。
• If you're missing out on sufficient shut-eye most likely seven to eight hours a night you're probably irritable, dealing with mind fog, and have difficulty managing daily tasks.
  如果你缺乏充足的睡眠（每天约七至八个小时），那么你很有可能焦躁易怒，脑子里一团乱麻，无法正常处理日常事务。
• These meds induce sleep and may help a person get seven to eight hours of shut-eye, but generally should not be taken longer than seven to10 days and may have side effects.
  人吃了这些药后昏昏欲睡，闭上眼即可睡上7、8个小时，但一般来说，连吃7-10天这种药也会有副作用，故不可长期服用。
• Most sleep experts agree that seven to eight hours of shut-eye per night is optimal for adults.
  大多数睡眠专家都认为，每晚七到八个小时的睡眠对成年人来说是最理想的。
• We finally got some shut-eye after midnight.
  午夜过后我们总算睡了一会儿。
• According to a new study, getting shut-eye before you learn is important, because it will help you store knowledge learned earlier.
  最新研究显示，学习之前小憩一下非常重要，因为这一眨眼的休息能够帮你牢记之前学过的东西。
• But long hours and less shut-eye can play havoc with your health, causing everything from irritability to illness as our immune system struggles to cope with the overload.
  但长时间不休息会损害你的健康。由于你的免疫系统在超负荷工作，你会感到烦躁甚至会生病。
• Get her a shrink. I need some shut-eye.
  找个心理医生，我要睡了。